The bitter truth no one wants to hear

The bitter truth no one wants to hear
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The drama centres on a postman named Moses (Moses) and his daughter Melany (Melany), who has just graduated and holds high hopes of securing a government job. In contrast, Moses’ brother Jerry (Satyawant Tari) and his only son Maverick (Maverick) is preparing to move abroad.

Just as Maverick is ready to leave for the UK seeking greener pastures, a social worker named Pooja (Sonia) arrives and promises Melany a government job. But the demand is that it will cost 20 lakhs.

This demand leaves Moses anxious. How can a humble postman arrange such a large sum? But he refuses to give up. Driven by his love for his daughter, he somehow manages to gather the money and hands it over to Pooja.

The next step is to know when the promise made by Pooja will be fulfilled. Moses knocks at Pooja’s door, but no positive response follows. Pooja plays hide and seek and Moses feels discouraged.

Meanwhile, Maverick returns from UK content with the earnings made and he makes a mockery of Melany. But will he spend his hard-earned money on something worthwhile? Or will he waste it lavishly?

Moses, however, is left in the lurch, burdened by loans and betrayed by Pooja’s false promises. What happens next unfolds in the compelling second half of the drama.

On the other hand, candidates seeking government jobs get through with big offers and secure posts in the police department. But Moses stands nowhere after taking loan and fulfilling the demand made by Pooja. What follows next is worth the watch in the second half of the drama.

Comedian Ambe’s Easter release ‘Fatrachea Kallzacho’ focuses on extortion of money which is rampant in government offices. False promises made by the influential often leave the common man and his poor family dejected and depressed.

Moses stands out in his fatherly character, while he is ably supported by Melany. There are fine acts from Satyawant Tari and Maverick as well, with backing from Lanessa. Sonia plays the role of a villain and does justice to her character. Lawrence de Tiracol as PSI and Santan as a bouncer look comfortable in their respective roles. Damiao also makes brief, but convincing entries as a wealthy man.

For some comedy on stage, there’s comedian Ambe with Humbert taking along Amresh and Melisa with them and they entertain the audience with a good dose of laughter pills.

In the section of songs, there’s Melisa and Lanessa stepping on stage for the opening song, followed by solos from Xavier Gomes, Melisa, Santan, Marcus Vaz and Lawrence de Tiracol. There are other songs from Amresh, Ambe, Lawrence de Tiracol and Melisa. A comedy solo from Maverick and another song by Xavier Gomes and Marcus Vaz on vulgar comedy prevalent on today’s tiatr stage receive encore from the audience. A duet and a trio went amiss in the presentation. Anthony de Velim and his musical band provided good live music offstage.

The stage sets are by Anthony de Ambaji, while Dinesh has assisted with the lights.

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